2012-11-26 (3.01 + 4.02)

Version 3 of the MDS Validator is a major upgrade from the previous version (2.08). The most significant change is that the validation data is now collected in a unified database (previously most validation data was stored in a per-file database). This change allows us to flexibly combine information from the submitted data, issues raised, and different data sets in order to provide more useful feedback on within file issues and report on cross dataset validations. The significant new feature in this release which relies on the new data store is the "Skeleton Entity Data Set" rules. These compare the entity structure of each MDS against a unified structure in order to ensure consistency between the data sets.The Validator user interface has also undergone a complete revamp, improving the look of the application and making it significantly more intuitive to navigate.Below is a more detailed list of the improvements included in this release.

Unified database utilising PostgreSQL

Complete UI revamp

The upload form gives pre and during upload feedback on compatible browsers

Lots of bug fixes, improvements, and adjustments to rules associated with all file types.

Lots of minor improvements and bug fixes to validator functionality.

Note that in this release we have dropped support for Internet Explorer 6 and 7 due to security and functionality limitations. We believe that all users have access to more modern browsers however if this is incorrect please contact support@validator.com.au to discuss this with us.

2010-04-29 (1.67.1 + 2.65)

All API calls in distributed validation jobs are now wrapped in a library that makes a total of six attempts to complete the call, with increasing delays, in order to alleviate validation failure issues. (RT:77420)

Correct a false claim that a file had no issues, reported on submission overview page.

Detect ZIP files that we cannot extract, and provide an informational page when they are uploaded.

2009-11-30 (1.40 + 2.48)

Initial release with CMHC and RMHC rules support

Staging

https://staging.validator.com.auThe staging server's purpose is to allow users to test and review new features prior to their release to production. Note that it may be restarted and upgraded at any time, and that we will periodically replace any data there.The same login credentials as the main online validator currently work, although they will not necessarily be kept in sync.